The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-24
THE PIPELINE ORDINANCE
The Common Council Passes 1t After
Adopting Several Amendments.
The Schedule of Prices To Be Charged Con-
sumers-Free Fuel for All Public Build
ings Required from the Company.

Mayor Denny was absent at the special ses-
sion of the Common Council last night. and the
body was presided over by Mr.. Pearson. Twen-
ty-two members were present The session was
for considering the natural-gas ordinance which.
motion of Mr.. Thalman, was taken up and
read second time by sections. The first ten
sections of the ordinance, as heretofore pub
lshed. were read and passed without
change. After that there were numerous
amendments.
The title of the ordinance motion of Mr..
Smith, was made to read that the gas should be
'for heating and illuminating purposes The
ten first sections provide as to the manner in
which mains shall be laid and gas supplied; that
the city shall be held harmless against snits and
liabilities growing out of the laying of pipes in
the streets and alleys; that service pipes shall
be laid to the property line without expense to
persons desiring to the gas; that escape
pipes to carry off gas from leaks be provided,
and gauges, showing amount of pressure, be
erected and open for public inspection.
Sec IL. as reported by Mr.. Swain from the
committee, provides that, condition of the
franchise. all companies shall jointly furnish.
free of the city. all the gas necessary for
use in all the city buildings, including Tomlin-
son Hall. City Hospital, City Dispensary and all
laid, SO long such mains shall be in use.
provided that the city or school authorities shall
respectively make connections at their own cost.
AS further consideration for the rights
granted, the consumer shall not be charged more
than the rates here specified viz: For manu-
facturersFfty cent of the net cost of coal net
cost to be construed TO be the cost of COAL the
mining, freight, trackage and delivery to the
mandatory In case of dispute as to the
met cost" the decision of the committees on
natural gas of the Council and Board of Alder
mall hef final or dor altie
cooking stoves, 70 cents per month; CRATES and
stoves for heating each 81 per month. from Oc-
tober to May l; furnaces, ST. per month for the
first register radiator, and so cents per month
for each additional register or radiator for
the same period. For stores. halls and
business houses, furnaces. So per month, for a
period of seven months for first register and 81
per month for each additional register. Crates
and stoves, So per month, and 81 90 per month
for each of said seven months for each additional
stove or crate. Hotels, reStaurantsano bakeries
ranges cooking stoves and ovens, 90 per cent.
of of coal; CRATES and stoves for heating,
So a month for period of seven months, and 81
per month for each additional crate or stove;
furnaces for heating, So per month for seven
months for first register, and 81 per month for
each additional register, or at the same rates for
additional months. For all other consumers.
and for all other purposes. 90 per
cent of the cost of coal fixed
and defined in the previous section: provided,
however, that consumers may elect whether they
will be furnished by meter measurement or
otherwise. and that when any individual. COM
pany corporation supplying natural gas has
once adopted schedule of prices they shall be
prohi bited from increasing the rate thereof for
period of three years and then only by consent
of the Council and Board of Aldermen. As
further consideration for the rights granted the
company supplying shall pay into the city
treasury annually after two years from the date
of the introduction of gas the sum of three cents
per foot for each foot of mains SO laid within city
limits, exclusive of service connections.
ANY corporation, company or individual ac-
cepting provisions of the ordinance shall be COM
PEELED to furnish gas to all paying consumers
along the line of mains so laid whenever applied
for.
No corporation company shall exercise any
of the rights of laying pipes in the city until they
ing region to the city limits. Penalties in the
way of fines for infractions of the ordinance are
provided. Nothing in the ordinance is to be
construed to prevent the Council and Board of
Aldermen from giving special perm sson under
this ordinance to any party or parties engaged
in the manufacturing business, and owning
natural gas we'll within without the city
limits the privilege of laying private pipe lines
from the same through and along the streets and
alleys to their manufactures. All matters of
dispute arising under the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall be referred to the natural gas COM
mttee and its decision submitted to the Council
and Board of Aldermen for final action.
In the amended form the ordinance passed.
there being % yeas and no nays. The Council
then ado urned.